pour
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You could patch up the car, which could make it an unreliable jalopy that breaks down — leading to you having to pour more money into fixing it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
I know a sommelier ready to pour some earthy organic reds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Coaches suggested she pour that energy into her teammates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
His staff are working seven days a week to fit in extra installations and surveys, visiting around five homes a day as inquiries pour in.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
But Phineas and his assistant have done this a thousand times—pour the powder, set the fuse, pour the sand, tamp the sand plug, shout a warning, light the fuse, and run like mad.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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‘Hysteria’ grips San Francisco’s housing market as AI wealth pours in.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
He pours the Ditka wine into a plastic cup and unwraps his hoagie, layered with ham and, as the cashier so memorably described it, “limited-time yellow squirt.”
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
Every significant criminal case eventually becomes a vessel into which the country pours its anxieties, fears, loyalties, and grievances.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026
"It pours some cold water on the enthusiasm of students coming through the system," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Sweat pours off his forehead, but Joon barely notices as he kicks the flattened can toward the trash.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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Tributes have poured across Chinese social media anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Noskova immediately fell to the court as her relief poured out, with 29-year-old Muchova walking around the net to congratulate her Paris 2024 Olympics doubles partner.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Investors poured in nearly $8 billion across 207 deals in the Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Santa Ana metro areas, up 28% from a year earlier, according to PitchBook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
However, when half or nearly 50% of the supporting nominees for drama are poured into “The Pitt,” that speaks of a lack of creative thinking on the part of voters more than anything else.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Sweat poured from my brow and under my arms, but I was elated by what I had just done.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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US data center construction spending has surged in recent years, with tech firms pouring tens of billions of dollars into building out infrastructure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Which, when you think about it, is a pretty compelling argument for not pouring that jar down the drain.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Now, with tens of billions of new dollars pouring into the continent’s militaries, the problem is how to quickly turn that money into potent weapons and more capable armed forces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Semiconductor companies are booking record revenues and seeing strong gains precisely because hyperscalers are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into AI.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
It was pouring as he turned a corner and discovered he’d reached his destination.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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